A KC-135 Stratotanker from to the Sixth Air Refueling Wing and 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, refuels an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS), over the Arabian Gulf, during a routine flight on February 15, 2022. AWACS provides situational awareness of friendly, neutral and hostile activity, command and control of an area of responsibility, battle management of theater forces, all-altitude and all-weather surveillance of the battle space, and early warning of enemy actions during joint, allied, and coalition operations.

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Keywords: -3, 968th, al, awacs, dhafra, eaacs, kc-135, mccdill